Treat bag.

Hello blog friends!

Today I'm showing you a little project that I made the other evening while I was at a crop at My Happy Place.

I was trying to make something a little different and nothing seemed to be working out, until I decided to make this little "treat bag"  then things just came together.

I used 1 sheet of 11x14 white card stock to make the bag.

To decorate the bag I used some paper flowers from the

"orange4 paper flowers" pack from Eureka! Stamps.

I layered 2 sizes along with a button in the center.

I also used some beaded wire from my stash of supplies and a butterfly applique that I inked with Peeled Paint Distress Ink.

I used "Shamrock Border" (#40502), also from Eureka! Stamps along the top of the bag before assembling it.

I punched holes and threaded ribbon through to hold the bag closed.

I'm very happy with how this little treat bag turned out. It was easier than you would think.  If you are interested in how to make this, send me an e-mail (my e-mail addy is at the right side) or leave me a comment and I will get some instructions out to you.

I think people tend to think of stamps, just for cards, but there is so much more you can do with them.  Stop in at Eureka! Stamps and see the many images they have to offer. 

AND check under "features" on the left side of their home page to see what other products they have to offer.  Like those lovely paper flowers that I used on my project.

Thanks for stopping by today, come again soon!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Nature/Animals QKR Stampede Blog Hop

Hello blog hoppers! 

Welcome to the QKR Stampede Blog Hop!

If you have just happened upon the hop, you may want to start at the

QKR Stampede Blog where you will find a link to each participating blog.  If you get lost along the way or a link doesn't work, you can always go there to get back on track.

If you have arrived from Jessica's blog, you are headed in the right direction.

Our theme this month is Nature/Animals and I have made 2 cards to show you.

For this first one, I didn't use any stamps, I used some of the lovely paper flowers available through QKR Stampede.  There are many color combinations to choose from.  For this card I used flowers from the "Orange 4" packet.

For the basket I used strips of white card stock, cut to 1/4" I used Distress Ink to color the strips then wove them together.

I used tape to adhere the strips to the back of the "basket" and trimmed the corners with my Corner Chomper. 

The flowers are adhered with glue dots and foam tape. 

I used a bit of Stickles in the centers of each of the flowers.

This second card is made with the "Seahorse" (#18708) stamp.

I stamped the seahorse onto some blue paper with VersaMark and covered with Gold Leaf.  Gold Leaf is also available through QKR Stampede and is also available in many colors and combinations.

To give it the "watery" look, which you can see a little better in this picture, I put some blue hair gel in a little plastic bag, sealed it and adhered it over the sea horse.

The bubbles on the front of the card were made by punching out some circles with my Crop a Dile adhering them to the card and covering them with Glossy Accents.

I first saw this hair gel technique when my friend, Jen, used it at

My Happy Place Scrapbooking

to make invitations for a pool party for her son's birthday.  They turned out adorable and I thought of this when I wanted to do something with this wonderful Seahorse image.

The next stop on the hop is

Kristine's blog

where I'm sure you will find some wonderful inspiration.

I hope you have enjoyed my cards today and will try using some of the products I have showed you today.  Hop over to QKR Stampede and check out the stamps as well as the other products that they offer.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Happy Day

Hi all!

Today I'd like to share with you a "Happy Day" card.

For this card I used the "Butterfly Background" (#58501) from Eureka! Stamps

I also used part of the "Happy Birthday" set (#22803) from QKR Stampede and some of their lovely paper flowers. 

Did you know that QKR Stampede also has supplies other than stamps?

If you "Go Shopping" then click on the 'supplies' link you will see that there are links for Sticky Powder, Paper Flowers, Gold Leaf and more.

For this card, I started with plain white card stock and used Distress Ink to make a nice shade of sky blue, I layered the paper flowers and added some brads in the centers and attached them to the card with glue dots. 

I stamped the "Butterfly Background" on water color paper with VersaFine ink and colored it with watercolor crayons, fussy cut one of the butterflies and attached it with a pop dot on the body area. I curled the wings out to give them a 3-D look.

I have cut apart the Happy Birthday greeting from the "Happy Birthday" set and used the pieces to stamp Happy Day onto the front of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you will stop by Eureka! Stamps and 

QKR Stampede and check out the stamps and other supplies that they have to offer.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!